List of shipwrecks in December 1878
The list of shipwrecks in December 1878 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1878 .
1 December
2 December
3 December
4 December
List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Bretagne
France
The ship departed from Pensacola, Florida , United States for Greenock , Renfrewshire , United Kingdom . No further trace,.[ 9] presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 10]
Harry
United States
The ship was wrecked in the Corn Islands , Venezuela. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to "St. Andreas".[ 11] [ 12]
Oswego
United States
The ship was wrecked at West Quoddy, Nova Scotia , Canada . Seven crewmen made it to Campobello Island in the ship's boat, and eight crewmen were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service . She was on a voyage from "Point Wolfe" to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom .[ 1] [ 11]
Smerce
Netherlands
The ship capsized at Amsterdam , North Holland .[ 13]
Wihelmina
United States
The barque ran aground 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) offshore on the bar at Egg Harbor, New Jersey , United States, and broke up. Six crewmen made it to shore in the ship's boat, and the rest of the crew was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service .[ 1] She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .[ 11]
5 December
List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Bel Stewart
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Norwalk Islands , Connecticut , United States. She was on a voyage from Larne , County Antrim , Ireland, to Norwalk, Connecticut .[ 13]
Connaught Ranger
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Yambing", China . She was on a voyage from London ,England, to Shanghai , China. She was refloated and taken in to Hong Kong in a leaky condition.[ 12]
Juan
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore at Brook, Isle of Wight .[ 12] She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Exeter , Devon , England.[ 14]
Lena
Germany
The steamship was driven ashore near Bremen , Germany. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia , United States to Bremen. She was refloated on the next day.[ 13] [ 14]
Renown
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Amble, Northumberland , England. She was refloated and taken in to Amble in a waterlogged condition.[ 13] [ 14]
Unique
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Angra , Azores .[ 15]
6 December
List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Acacia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland , England. She was on a voyage from Oran , Algeria to Berwick upon Tweed. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[ 13]
Conflict
United Kingdom
The barque was sighted in the Indian Ocean whilst on a voyage from Calcutta , India to Hull , Yorkshire , England. She exhibited signs of collision damage. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 16] [ 17]
Lyger Sagen
Norway
The brigantine collided with the steamship United Service ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the English Channel (4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Dover , Kent , United Kingdom . Her eight crew were rescued.[ 18] Lyuger Sagen was on a voyage from Sicily , Italy to Bergen , Norway.[ 19]
Lyman Cann
Canada
The barque was driven ashore at Dunkerque , Nord , France. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States, to Dunkerque.[ 19] [ 20]
Marie
Norway
The brig was wrecked at Thisted , Denmark, with the loss of nine of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , England, to Christiania , Norway.[ 21]
Marigo
Greece
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Sulina , United Principalities . She was on a voyage from Samsun , Ottoman Empire to a Mediterranean port.[ 13] [ 22]
Olivier
France
The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Portoferro , Sardinia , Italy . She was on a voyage from La Calle , Algeria to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France.[ 2] [ 19]
7 December
List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Albert
Germany
The brigantine was driven ashore at Dungeness , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Fowey , Cornwall , United Kingdom, to Stettin , Germany . She was refloated with assistance from the Coastguard and resumed her voyage.[ 21]
Angelica
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at West Souter Head, Cromartyshire . She was on a voyage from Lossiemouth , Moray , Scotland, to Sunderland, County Durham , England.[ 23]
Bessie Rowe
United Kingdom
The ship collided with the steamship Montana ( United Kingdom ) in the River Mersey and was severely damaged. Bessie Rowe was on a voyage from Huelva , Spain, to Liverpool , Lancashire , England.[ 21]
Bomarsund
United Kingdom
The transport ship was severely damaged at Sheerness , Kent , England, whilst being laden with guns from HMS Undaunted ( Royal Navy ). A 6-ton gun was dropped into her hold. She was beached and sank.[ 19] She was refloated and towed to Chatham, Kent , for repairs.[ 24]
Caroline Goodyear
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Teignmouth , Devon , England. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , England, to Teignmouth. She was refloated the next day.[ 20]
Commissariat
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on Skagen , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, England, to Swinemünde , Germany .[ 21] [ 25]
France
France
The steamship ran aground at Cape Pinene, Bouches-du-Rhône , France. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to Genoa , Italy . She was refloated and put back to Marseille.[ 21]
General Scott
United States
The schooner sprung a leak off Sandy Hook , New Jersey , United States, and was beached on the west beach to prevent sinking. Attempts were made over the next six days to refloat her, but she ended up a total loss. Her cargo and some equipment was salvaged. Her four crewmen made it to shore in the ship's boat.[ 1]
Longhirst
United Kingdom
The steamship struck rocks at Hartley, Northumberland , England, and sank. Her seventeen crew were rescued by a tug . She was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne .[ 21] [ 23] [ 26]
Lyman Cann
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Dunkerque , Nord , France. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States to Dunkerque. She was refloated and taken in to Dunkerque.[ 21]
Nelson
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay , England. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, France, to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[ 21]
8 December
List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Andreas Rickmers
Germany
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Madeira . Her crew were rescued by the barque Ville de Tenfeau ( France ). Andreas Rickmers was on a voyage from Bremen to Rangoon , Burma .[ 27] [ 28]
Charles
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Eastbourne , Sussex . She was refloated and towed in to Dover , Kent .[ 23]
Courier
Germany
The schooner was driven ashore on Skagen , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Schiedam , South Holland , Netherland to Stettin .[ 21]
Geyser
Russia
The brig was driven ashore on Skagen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth , Devon , United Kingdom to Riga .[ 21]
Livadia
Imperial Russian Navy
The Imperial yacht , aground on rocks on the coast of Crimea in the Black Sea since the night of 21–22 October, was destroyed by a violent storm.[ 29]
Teresa
United Kingdom
The schooner was run into by the steamship Vindolana ( United Kingdom ) and was beached at Tilbury , Essex .[ 21]
9 December
List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Amethyst
United Kingdom
The ship was run into by the steamship Camilla ( United Kingdom ) at Üsküdar , Ottoman Empire and was severely damaged.[ 23]
Celeste Henri
France
The ship was driven ashore at Courseulles-sur-Mer , Calvados . She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland , United Kingdom to Courseulles-sur-Mer.[ 30] She was refloated and taken in to Courseulles-sur-Mer.[ 31]
Chester
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Trouville-sur-Mer , Calvados. Her crew were rescued.[ 23] She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Trouville-sur-Mer.[ 20] She was refloated on 16 December.[ 32]
Europa
United Kingdom
The ship ran into the schooner Pride of the Isles ( United Kingdom ) in the North Sea and was severely damaged.[ 23]
Glide
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore on Öland , . She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Gloucester , United Kingdom. She was refloated and abandoned by her crew with some loss of life. Glide was taken in to Stockholm in a waterlogged condition.[ 23] [ 20]
Ingeborg
Netherlands
The brig foundered in the Dogger Bank with the loss of one of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by the smack Grimsby ( United Kingdom ). Ingeborg was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Copenhagen , Denmark.[ 23] [ 20]
James Aiken
United Kingdom
The ship grounded on a sandbank off the coast of India approximately 50 nautical miles (93 km) from Madras . She was refloated and reached Madras a few days later.[ 33]
Jessie
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Teignmouth , Devon .[ 26]
10 December
List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Bayard
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered with the loss of 22 of her 24 crew. Survivors were rescued from a boat on 17 December by the brigantine Encarnacion ( Spain ). Bayard was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 34] [ 35]
Davaar
United Kingdom
The steamship struck Patterson's Rock, off the Isle of Mull . She was refloated and consequently sank. Her twelve crew survived. She was on her maiden voyage, from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Limerick .[ 36]
Emily B Souder
United States
The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but two of the 38 people on board. She was on a voyage from New York to Samaná , Dominican Republic.[ 37]
Empress
United Kingdom
The brigantine ran aground at Montego Bay , Jamaica. She was on a voyage from New York to Montego Bay.[ 38]
Graville
France
The barque ran aground on the Greas Nogel Sand, in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from Iquique , Chile to Hamburg , Germany .[ 39]
Kung Ring
Sweden
The steamship collided with the steamship Baltzar ( Sweden ) and sank off Skagen , Denmark. All on board were rescued. Kung Ring was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom to Gothenburg .[ 40]
Lady Hulse
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground at Lima , Peru. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Callao , Peru.[ 41] [ 42] [ 43]
Mystère
France
The ship ran aground on the Basse Jaune, off the Îles de Glénan , Finistère and sank.[ 39]
11 December
List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Arthur
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground between Brouwershaven and Hellevoetsluis , Zeeland , Netherlands.[ 44] She was refloated on 16 December.[ 32]
Breeze
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Calais , France. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dover , Kent to Calais.[ 26]
Coromandel
France
The steamship was wrecked at "Wattara". Her crew were rescued.[ 39]
Edward Albro
Canada
The ship departed from Nassau, Bahamas for New York , United States. No further trace, reported missing.[ 45]
E. M. Buehler
United States
The schooner was driven ashore at Aspinwall , United States of Colombia .[ 46]
Express Tilton
United States
The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Aspinwall.[ 46]
J. P. Robinson
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Aspinwall.[ 46]
Lavernock
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with Juan Cunningham ( United Kingdom and other steamship and sank in the Nervión at Portugalete , Spain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bilbao , Spain to Cardiff , Glamorgan .[ 39] [ 47] [ 22]
Lorine
United States
The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Aspinwall with the loss of a crew member.[ 46]
12 December
List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Alma
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the steamship Henry Morton ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea off Aldeburgh , Suffolk . Her crew were rescued.[ 48]
Eros
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore at Hawthorn Hythe, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Seaham , County Durham . She was on a voyage from Lowestoft , Suffolk to the River Tyne . She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs .[ 43] [ 44]
Gurtubay
Spain
The steamship was driven ashore at Maasdrooge , South Holland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Maryport , Cumberland , United Kingdom to Rotterdam , South Holland. She was refloated with the assistance of tugs .[ 42]
Loch Long
United Kingdom
The ship capsized at London . She was righted.[ 49]
Nuphar
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from Honfleur , Manche , France. She was on a voyage from Königsberg , Germany to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 43]
13 December
List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Amelie
France
The ship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Johnshaven , Aberdeenshire , United Kingdom . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness , United Kingdom to Gravelines , Nord .[ 42] [ 50]
City of Montreal
United Kingdom
The steamship caught fire at New York , United States and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia , United States to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure .[ 49]
Compton
United Kingdom
The steamship struck rocks at Malta and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Malta to Antwerp , Belgium.[ 42] She was refloated with assistance from HMS Antelope ( Royal Navy ) and taken in to Valetta .[ 51]
Globe
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Haiti.[ 44]
Inverary
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground at Port Natal , Natal Colony . She was on a voyage from Adelaide , South Australia to Port Natal. She was refloated on 15 December.[ 52]
Quatre Sœurs
France
The barque was wrecked at "Pentacottah", India with the loss of two of her nine crew.[ 49]
Rival
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Portaferry , County Down .[ 44]
14 December
List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Boatswain
Guernsey
The brig was driven ashore in Colwell Bay . She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London . She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[ 42]
Cambrian
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Scheldt and broke her back. She was on a voyage from Odessa , Russia to Antwerp , Belgium.[ 42] She was declared a total loss.[ 22]
Charles Emilie
France
The lugger was driven ashore and wrecked at Brook, Isle of Wight , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Bilbao , Spain to Dunkerque , Nord .[ 40]
Emana
Grand Duchy of Finland
The barque ran aground on Saltholm , Denmark. She was on a voyage from an English port to Stockholm , Sweden.[ 51] She was refloated on 16 December and taken in to Kastrup , Denmark.[ 22]
Ferdinande
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the steamship Mississippi ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the Crosby Channel. Her crew were rescued.[ 42] [ 53]
Firth of Clyde
United Kingdom
The ship was sighted off Anjer , Netherlands East Indies whilst on a voyage from Samarang , Netherlands East Indies to a British port. No further trace, reported missing.[ 54]
Goolwa
United Kingdom
The steam hopper ran aground in Champion Bay . She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Adelaide , South Australia . She was refloated on 16 December.[ 55]
Ithiel
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Brook. She was on a voyage from Guernsey , Channel Islands to Whitstable , Kent .[ 40]
Le Creusot
United Kingdom
The steamship ran into the quayside at Sunderland, County Durham on being launched and was damaged.[ 40] [ 56]
Mona's Isle
Isle of Man
The paddle steamer grounded on Burbo Bank off New Brighton , Cheshire , inward to Liverpool from Ramsey . She was refloated on 15 December and taken into Liverpool.[ 42] [ 57]
Spey
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Redewater ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea off Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued by Redewater .[ 58] Spey was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 53] [ 59]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at the Cliff End Fort , Isle of Wight .[ 51] [ 49]
15 December
List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Bwllfa
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Granton , Lothian to London . She was refloated on 18 December and resumed her voyage.[ 31]
Evangelistra
Greece
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Civitavecchia , Italy .[ 22] She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France to Civitavecchia.[ 60]
Ibis
United Kingdom
The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Azores (46°38′N 14°21′W / 46.633°N 14.350°W / 46.633; -14.350 ). She was on a voyage from Dahomey to Falmouth, Cornwall .[ 61] She was discovered on 17 December by Mary Cook ( United Kingdom ), which put four crew aboard with the intention of taking her in to Falmouth.[ 62] She arrived at Queenstown, County Cork on 28 December.[ 61] [ 63] [ 28]
Jean Agathe
France
The barque was driven ashore at Selsey , Sussex , United Kingdom . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 40] [ 32]
Lartington
United Kingdom
The freighter suffered a cracked hull and massive leakage in a storm and headed for Bermuda, but struck a reef and sank 5 miles north west from the Royal Naval Dockyard.[ 64]
Leader
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the steamship Ben Ledi ( United Kingdom about 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of St Ives, Cornwall with the loss of one of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by Ben Ledi .[ 65]
Unnamed
Greece
The barque ran aground at Sulina , United Principalities with the loss of seven of her crew.[ 66]
16 December
List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Avalon
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Maassluis , South Holland , Netherlands. She was refloated.[ 32]
Concha
Spain
The steamship ran agroujnd in the Scheldt . She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Pasajes . She was refloated and put back to Pasajes.[ 32]
Genitore
Italy
The brig foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off "Jaleppia". She was on a voyage from Gaza , Egypt to Philippeville , Algeria .[ 38]
Livingstone
United Kingdom
The tug collided with a schooner at Leith , Lothian and was severely damaged.[ 38]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Blakeney, Norfolk . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rye Sussex .[ 40] [ 31]
Seine
France
The steamship was damaged by fire at Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom .[ 32]
17 December
List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Dalton
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Brook, Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from Brăila , United Principalities to King's Lynn , Norfolk . She was refloated with assistance from the tug Lightning ( United Kingdom ) and resumed her voyage.[ 50]
Euphrosyne
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Adra, Spain . Her crew were rescued.[ 67] [ 68] [ 69]
Henrietta Adriana
Netherlands
The full-rigged ship ran aground at Oude-Tonge , South Holland . She was on a voyage from Hellevoetsluis , Zeeland to Java , Netherlands East Indies .[ 38] [ 22]
Homer
United Kingdom
The steamship departed from Boston, Massachusetts for Liverpool , Lancashire . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 27 crew.[ 70] [ 71] [ 72]
Mary Slussmann
United States
The schooner was destroyed by fire at Aspinwall , United States of Colombia .[ 46]
18 December
List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Adrianople
Greece
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Enos , Ottoman Empire .[ 73]
Aghios Nicolaos
Greece
The ship was wrecked at Enos.[ 74] [ 73]
Aios Nicolaios
Greece
The ship was wrecked at Dedeağaç , Ottoman Empire.[ 73]
Byzantin
France
The steamship collided with the steamship Rinaldo ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the Dardanelles off Gallipoli ,Ottoman Empire with some loss of life. Of the 164 people on board, more than 100 were rescued. Rinaldo rescued 90 and the steamship Viadomora ( Greece ) rescued five. HMS Flamingo ( Royal Navy ) was dispatched to search for survivors. Byzantin was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire.[ 75] [ 76] [ 77] [ 74]
Ida
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Yantai (Chefoo), China .[ 78]
John A. Briggs
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship ran aground near Petten , North Holland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bremen , Germany . She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[ 27]
John Beaumont
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the quayside and sank at North Queensferry , Fife . All on board survived. She was on a voyage from South Queensferry , Lothian to North Queensferry.[ 27]
Lord Gough
United Kingdom
The steamship was run into by HMS Cleopatra ( Royal Navy ) in the Clyde and was severely damaged.[ 79]
Maria Vagliano
Italy
The brig was wrecked at Dedeagac , Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Dedeagac to a British port.[ 27] [ 60]
Memphis
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at "Nicore".[ 73]
Mesopotamia
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked in the Berlengas , off Peniche, Portugal with the loss of eight of the 38 people on board. She was on a voyage from London to Bussorah , Persia .[ 77] [ 80] [ 81]
Ocean
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Lindisfarne , Northumberland .[ 67] [ 78]
Rookwood
Canada
The brig departed from New York for London. No further trace, reported missing.[ 9]
Star of the Sea
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the West Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Harwich , Essex. She was refloated with assistance from the smack Albatross ( United Kingdom ).[ 31]
Thalia
United Kingdom
The barque foundered in the Pacific Ocean south of Cape Horn , Chile. Some of her crew were rescued by Nushka ( United Kingdom ); a boat with eight crew aboard was reported missing. Thalia was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Honolulu , Kingdom of Hawaii .[ 40] [ 82] [ 83]
Thessalia
Greece
The ship was wrecked at Enos.[ 74] [ 73]
Tre Fratelli
Italy
The ship was driven ashore at Roses , Spain.[ 84]
Unity
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the River Mersey at New Brighton, Cheshire . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Cardiff , Glamorgan . She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[ 60]
Two unnamed vessels
Greece
Two lighters were wrecked at Enos.[ 74]
19 December
List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Aurora
Germany
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to London , United Kingdom .[ 67]
Bride
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Breaksea Point , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Hayle , Cornwall to Cardiff , Glamorgan. She was refloated the next day.[ 85]
Charles Mitchell
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk . She was refloated the next day with assistance from the tug Patriot ( United Kingdom ).[ 27]
Constantin
Russia
The ship was wrecked off Tenedos , Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Taganrog to an English port.[ 86]
Coruripe
Brazil
The steamship was wrecked at Barra Grande . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aracaju to Pernambuco .[ 67] [ 68]
Doriga
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay . Her eighteen crew were rescued hy the steamship Zena ( United Kingdom ).[ 87]
Macgregor
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Narrows. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts , United States to London .[ 67] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 84]
Melita
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on Scroby Sands , Norfolk . She was refloated but was beached at Winterton-on-Sea , Norfolk.[ 27] All sixteen people on board were rescued by the Caister Lifeboat Godsend ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ).[ 88] Melita was refloated on 28 December and taken in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk.[ 89]
Northumbria
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore in the Dardanelles . She was on a voyage from Taganrog , Russia to Malta . She was refloated on 20 December with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage.[ 90]
Notre Dame de la Grâce
France
The steamship collided with the steamship Benwell ( United Kingdom ) and sank at Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure . Her crew survived. Notre Dame de la Grâce was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Honfleur , Manche .[ 80] [ 90] She was refloated on 24 December.[ 91]
Philena Winslow
United States
The ship was wrecked on Gough Island , Tristan da Cunha . Ten crew reached Tristan da Cunha, from where they were rescued by the steamship Iris ( United Kingdom ). Philena Winslow was on a voyage from Cardiff to Singapore , Straits Settlements .[ 92]
Universe , andValkyrien
United Kingdom
The barques collided in The Downs and were both severely damaged. Universe was on a voyage from Christiania , Norway to Southampton , Hampshire . Valkyrien was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Singapore , Straits Settlements .[ 67]
20 December
List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Apenrade
Denmark
The derelict ship was driven ashore at Rivadeo , Spain in a capsized condition.[ 84]
C. S. Butler
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was wrecked. Her seventeen crew abandoned ship the next day. They were rescued by the schooner Trio ( United Kingdom ). C. S. Butler was on a voyage from the River Tyne to London .[ 93] [ 90]
Economy
United Kingdom
The derelict schooner was assisted in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk by a tug . She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Middlesbrough , Yorkshire .[ 67]
Fanny
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Gurnard, Isle of Wight . She was refloated with assistance from the tug Lightning ( United Kingdom ).[ 90]
Nancy Lee
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Forth and Clyde Canal and was holed by ice. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Campbeltown , Argyllshire .[ 90]
Recompense
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked at Runton , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Seaham , County Durham to Whitstable , Kent .[ 67] [ 94]
Samuel Wonson
United States
The schooner was wrecked at Liscomb, Nova Scotia , Canada . Her crew were rescued.[ 95]
Surrey
United Kingdom
The ship departed from the River Tyne for Madras , India . No further trace, reported missing.[ 96]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The barge was run down by the steamship Lumley ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Thames at Deptford , Kent .[ 97]
21 December
List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Broomhill
United Kingdom
The steamship struck the Clough Rocks, in the Farne Islands , Northumberland and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Amble, Northumberland to Dundee , Forfarshire . She completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[ 98]
Conflict
United Kingdom
The ship was sighted in the Indian Ocean whilst on a voyage from Calcutta , India to London . No further trace, reported missing.[ 99]
Elizabeth Alice
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Eyemouth , Berwickshire . She was on a voyage from an Italian port to Eyemouth.[ 84]
Freya
Germany
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Ny-Hellesund , Denmark.[ 90]
Iserbrook
United Kingdom
The brig caught fire at her berth in Darling Harbour , Sydney , New South Wales when members of her crew accidentally dropped a lit match into rum spilling from a cask the ship′s captain mistakenly had unplugged in the ship′s store room. The fire went out of control almost immediately and she was scuttled to prevent it from spreading. Her captain died in the fire.
Mersey , andMona
United Kingdom Isle of Man
The steam barge Mersey collided with Mona at Liverpool , Lancashire . Both vessels were severely damaged.[ 90]
Moses Adams
United States
The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued.[ 95]
Northam
United Kingdom
The ship sank after catching fire off the coast of Brazil . All the crew and twenty passengers were picked up by Albion ( United Kingdom ) and an Italian barque .[ 100] [ 101] [ 102]
Parnaes
Germany
The barque was driven ashore at Lydd , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Valparaíso , Chile.[ 97]
Risør
Norway
The barque ran aground at Lyngør . She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland , United States to Copenhagen , Denmark. She was refloated.[ 90]
S. H. Pool
United States
The schooner went ashore in a snowstorm on Stage Island, Maine near the mouth of the Saco River , she broke in two, a total loss. Her crew of four were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service .[ 1]
South Western
United Kingdom
The steamship ran into the steamship Bavarian in the River Mersey and was severely damaged. South Western was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Whitehaven , Cumberland .[ 90] [ 91]
Surprise
United Kingdom
The tug was run into by the steamship Countess of Galloway ( United Kingdom ) off the Crosby Lightship ( Trinity House ) and was severely damaged. Some of her crew were taken off by Countess of Galloway .[ 84]
Zia Catterina
Italy
The ship collided with the steamship Clytie ( United Kingdom ) and sank off the Northsand Lightship ( Trinity House ). Her crew were rescued by Clytie' . Zia Catterina was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Venice .[ 97] [ 103]
22 December
List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Carl
Germany
The brig was run down and sunk in the North Sea off South Shields , County Durham , United Kingdom by the steamship Black Swan ( United Kingdom ). Her crew were rescued by Black Swan . Carl was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[ 74]
Diana
Germany
The steamship ran aground at Maassluis , South Holland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Schiedam , South Holland. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug .[ 97]
James A. Potter
United States
The schooner ran aground off Long Island , New York in a gale and heavy seas and was wrecked. She grounded 125 yards (114 m) offshore. One crewman washed overboard and drowned immediately after grounding, seven were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service .[ 1]
Ranger
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked 15 nautical miles (28 km) north of Cape St. Vincent , Portugal with the loss of all but four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Barcelona , Spain.[ 74]
23 December
List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Ann Taylor
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Hornsea , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool , County Durham .[ 62] [ 97]
Francesco Garquilo
Spain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Boca del Sagua", Cuba . She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France to Havana , Cuba.[ 104]
Kate
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Breaksea Point , Glamorgan . She was refloated.[ 62]
Mary Campbell
United Kingdom
The smack sprang a leak and foundered 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off the Isle of Arran . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Newry , County Antrim .[ 98] [ 97]
Meggie
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire at Cagliari , Sardinia , Italy . She was scuttled off Cape Spartivento .[ 62]
Merino
Victoria
The ship was wrecked on "Jarman Island" in a cyclone . She was on a voyage from the Laccadive Islands , Western Australia to Melbourne .[ 105]
Vesta
Flag unknown
The schooner was driven ashore on the west coast of Jutland , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Honfleur , Manche , France to Gothenburg , Sweden.[ 62]
24 December
List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Alabama
United States
Alabama The paddle steamer caught fire and sank.
C. & C. Brooks
United States
The schooner went ashore 3 ⁄4 nautical mile (1.4 km) from Life Saving Station No. 25, 4th District on the New Jersey coast in heavy seas and sank, a total loss. Her crew of five were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service .[ 1]
Devon
United Kingdom
The smack collided with another vessel. She was taken in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk in a derelict condition.[ 62]
Fred
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Drum Shoals. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 106] [ 97]
Gjerson
Denmark
The barque was driven ashore at Dungeness , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Saint Thomas , Virgin Islands . She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Dover , Kent.[ 62]
Ida
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Clough Rock, in the Belfast Lough . She was on a voyage from Drogheda , County Louth to Glasgow , Renfrewshire . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 91] [ 63]
Marie Elizabeth
Germany
The schooner foundered in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued by Victoria ( United Kingdom ). Marie Elizabeth was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Fehmarn .[ 62]
Penair
United Kingdom
The brigantine , broke her tow, and was driven onto the east bank of the River Hayle during a gale.[ 107] She was towed off on 30 December and it was found there was little damage to her hull.[ 108]
Princess Royal
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore at the Camden Fort , County Cork with some loss of life.[ 37] [ 109] [ 110]
Shamrock
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Wexford . She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to New Ross , County Wexford .[ 62]
State of Louisiana
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Hunter Rock, in the Larne Lough . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to New York , United States.[ 111] [ 91] [ 112] She was run into by the steamship Norseman on 28 December.[ 89] State of Louisiana broke up on 4 January 1879.[ 113]
Teal
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Northfleet , Kent whilst avoiding a collision. She was on a voyage from Hamburg , Germany to London . She was refloated with the assistance of a tug .[ 91]
25 December
List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Amazonia
United Kingdom
The steamship ran ashore in the River Tyne .[ 114]
Amelia
France
The brigantine was run into by a British steamship and sank in the North Sea 15 leagues (45 nautical miles (83 km) off Dunkerque , Nord with the loss of six of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Brest , Finistère .[ 115]
County de Pictou
Canada
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean . Her fourteen crew were rescued by the steamship City of London ( United Kingdom ). County de Pictou was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Sandy Hook , New Jersey , United States.[ 116] [ 117] [ 73] [ 118]
Emily B. Souder
United States
The steamship sprang a leak in a severe storm in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. The 38 people on board left but the boats capsized, only two surviving.[ 119] [ 120] She was on a voyage from New York to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic .[ 121]
Guiseppina Accame
Italy
The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her eleven crew were rescued by the schooner Albatross ( Jersey ). Guiseppina Accame was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland , United States to Falmouth, Cornwall , United Kingdom.[ 122] [ 123] [ 124] [ 125]
Heather Bell
United Kingdom
The tug ran ashore in the River Tyne.[ 114]
Louisa
United Kingdom
The ship foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued by Campero ( United Kingdom ). Louisa was on a voyage from Callao , Peru to Greenock , Renfrewshire .[ 126]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The barque ran ashore in the River Tyne. She was on a voyage from the Bull River to the River Tyne. She was then run into by the steamship Vauxhall ( United Kingdom ) and damaged.[ 114]
26 December
List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Banshee
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham .[ 111]
Confidence
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore at Youghal , County Cork . Her five crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[ 37]
Delphin
Norway
The schooner was driven ashore at Filey , Yorkshire , United Kingdom . Five crew were rescued by rocket apparatus; her captain remained on board. She was on a voyage from Norway to Yorkshire .[ 114] [ 88]
Impetuous
Guernsey
The brigantine was run into by the barque Caroline Sainty ( Guernsey and sank in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) south east of Souter Point , County Durham and sank. Her crew survived. Impetuous was on a voyage from Caen , Calvados , France to Seaham , County Durham.[ 127]
San Juan
Spain
The brigantine stuck a rock and sank off Cabo Mondego , Portugal with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Torrevieja to Pontevedra .[ 111]
Servia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from New York , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated and put in to Newport, Rhode Island , United States.[ 128]
27 December
List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Aftenstjernen
Norway
The ship ran aground at Montrose, Forfarshire , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States to Montrose.[ 61]
Carl
Sweden
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Ottenby , Öland .[ 111]
Carrick Castle
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Shanghai , China . She was on a voyage from London to Shanghai. She was refloated.[ 61]
Freya
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø . She was on a voyage from Aarhus to Honfleur , Manche , France. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn in a leaky condition.[ 111]
Lamperts
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Øresund . She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia , United States to Reval , Russia .[ 61] [ 129]
Mabel Jane
New Zealand
The schooner went aground and was wrecked north of the mouth of the Whanganui River during a gale. Her crew survived.[ 130]
Norde
France
The ship departed from Dublin , United Kingdom for Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 72]
Norseman
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship State of Louisiana ( United Kingdom ) in the Larne Lough and was beached. Norseman was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Larne , County Antrim .[ 89]
Societé
France
The smack was driven ashore at Croyde , Devon , United Kingdom .[ 111]
28 December
List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Conatto
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Burntisland , Fife . She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Burntisland. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Leith , Lothian for repairs.[ 131]
Elisa
Denmark
The barque was driven ashore at Hallands Väderö , Sweden.[ 61]
General Berge
France
The ship was driven ashore near Gravelines , Nord . She was on a voyage from Dunkerque , Nord to Saint Thomas , Virgin Islands . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 89]
Lord Howe
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Newport, Monmouthshire for Waterford . No further trace,[ 132] presumed foundered with the loss of all seven crew.[ 133] [ 134]
Tunis
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Henry , Virginia , United States.[ 61] She was on a voyage from Galveston , Texas , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated in January 1879.[ 135]
William and Lucy
United Kingdom
The ship was holed by ice and sank at King's Lynn , Norfolk .[ 61]
29 December
30 December
31 December
List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Cowan
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked at Southwold , Suffolk .[ 142]
La Plata
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Empire ( United States ). La Plata was on a voyage from New York , United States to Bordeaux , Gironde , France.[ 143]
Minerve
France
The schooner was wrecked on Morning Point Neck on the Garrison, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[ 144]
Morgan Richards
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Danube . She was on a voyage from Galaţi , United Principalities to Malta . She was refloated on 2 January 1879 and resumed her voyage.[ 131]
Rapid
United Kingdom
The schooner departed from Grimsby , Lincolnshire for Gravesend, Kent . No further trace, feared to have been run down and sunk with the loss of all four crew.[ 145]
Xema
Canada
The barque ran aground at Tralee , County Kerry , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland , United States to Tralee. She was refloated.[ 131]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1878
Ship
State
Description
Andes
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Barranquilla , United States of Colombia . She was on a voyage from New York , United States to Port-au-Prince , Haiti.[ 42] [ 49] She had been refloated by 20 December.[ 84]
Athens
United Kingdom
The steamship caught fire at New York and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 37]
Ben Lomond
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Ellen at Brăila , United Principalities and was beached. She was on a voyage from Brăila to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France.[ 146]
British Enterprise
United Kingdom
The ship arrived at Bombay , India on fire.[ 23] She was on a voyage from Dundee , Forfarshire to Dundee.[ 30]
Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned at sea before 5 December. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool.[ 13]
Carmenita
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Gut of Canso . She was on a voyage from an English port to Summerside, Prince Edward Island , Canada .[ 8]
Cornwall
United Kingdom
The steamship ran into rocks at Land's End , Cornwall . The keel was replaced at Falmouth by Messrs. Harvey and Co .[ 147]
Countess of Kellie
United Kingdom
The barquentine foundered before 7 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht , South Holland , Netherlands to the Rio Grande do Sul .[ 23] [ 25]
Eliza Mary
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was on a voyage from North Shields , Northumberland to Villaricos , Spain. She was refloated and towed in to Dover , Kent , where she arrived on 27 December.[ 111]
Ellen Myvanwy
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at Aberayon , Cardiganshire . She was refloated on 3 December.[ 13]
Fairy
United Kingdom
The dandy-rigged sloop was wrecked on the Tuskary Rock . Her six crew were rescued by the Carnsore Lifeboat.[ 148] [ 88]
Frank Queen
United States
The ship was wrecked between the Tonalá River and Santa Anna.[ 149]
Hooghly
France
The steamship was wrecked on the Castillo Rocks, off Montevideo , Uruguay.[ 150] [ 151] She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde to Montevideo.[ 86]
Iris
United Kingdom
The schooner was lost whilst on a voyage from Benin City , Lagos Colony to Falmouth, Cornwall . Her six crew were rescued by the barque Alert ( Norway ).[ 152]
Kate
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground off Bermuda and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 40]
Nimbus
United States
The schooner was wrecked on Cape Negro, Nova Scotia , Canada with the loss of two of her crew.[ 95]
Northam
United Kingdom
The steamship was destroyed by fire at sea. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney , New South Wales .[ 37] [ 128]
Octacilius
United Kingdom
The ship was severely damaged by fire at Sackville, New Brunswick , Canada. She was on a voyage from Sackville to Demerara , British Guiana .[ 67]
Piako
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from London to New Zealand.[ 140]
Providencia
Spain
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 December.[ 89]
Scots Craig
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Firth of Forth . She was on a voyage from Burntisland , Fife to Matanzas , Cuba . She was refloated with the assistance of a tug .[ 68]
Servia
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground. She was on a voyage from New York to London. She was refloated and put in to Newport, Maine in a leaky condition.[ 111]
Sotir
France
The brig was driven ashore at "Tour St. Louis". She was refloated and towed in to Marseille.[ 22]
Sprite of the Plym
United Kingdom
The barque departed from Curaçao for the English Channel on 5 December. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all ten crew.[ 153]
Venice
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged in Courtenay Bay, Canada. She was on a voyage from Ostend , West Flanders , Belgium to Saint John, New Brunswick .[ 62]
Unnamed
Switzerland
A steamship sank under the weight of snow on Lake Zurich [ 154]
Unnamed
Switzerland
A steamship sank under the weight of snow on the lake at Zug .[ 154]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Tierra del Fuego , Chile before 14 December. She was on a voyage from Australia to an English port. An attack on her crew by the local inhabitance was repulsed with assistance from the corvette Magallanes ( Chilean Navy ).[ 155]
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